About Anne Giles Clelland

Anne Giles Clelland, M.A., M.S., is the president and CEO of Handshake Media, Incorporated, founder of Handshake 2.0, and co-founder of She Chooses(TM).

Anne's Bachelor of Arts degree in history, minor in geological sciences, and Master of Arts in education are from Virginia Tech. Her Master of Science degree in mental health counseling is from Nova Southeastern University.

Anne Clelland was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1958, lived in Columbus, Ohio, and Moscow, Idaho as a child, then in Blacksburg, Virginia through young adulthood. She moved to Tampa, Florida in 1983, lived there for twenty-three years, and returned to Blacksburg in July, 2006.

Her interests include entrepreneurship, community mental health, and regional community and economic development. She competed in sprint triathlons during the 2008-2011 seasons, primarily in the Virginia Triathlon Series. She has one sister, Margaret Galecki. Her sister is married, has grown children, and lives in Radford, Virginia. Anne is married to Iain Clelland. They have two cats.

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Anne Clelland was nominated as an entrepreneur for TechNite Awards in 2009 and 2010 by the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, RBTC, headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. She Chooses, co-founded by Anne, was nominated in the Rising Star category at TechNite 2011.

Anne was quoted in The Huffington Post on January 16, 2009 and September 2, 2009.

Inside VT Knowledge Works has been listed on The Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs from Open Business by Marc Dangeard and Entrepreneur Commons since December, 2008.

Anne Giles Clelland writes a personal workplace advice column for Valley Business FRONT. Online versions of the column are posted on Handshake 2.0.

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